78 bus timetable
20 different bus routes are numbered 78 across the UK and Ireland, run by 19 operators in 10 areas. They are separate services that happen to share a number — pick yours below for its timetable, stops, live map and fares.
78 bus in London
1 route
- 78 London — Shoreditch High Street Station ↔ St Mary's Road Go Ahead London 476 weekday journeys first 00:03 · last 23:51
78 bus in South East England
4 routes
- 78 Brighton — Old Steine S3 ↔ Stanmer Village Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company 35 weekday journeys first 07:40 · last 18:35
- 78 Chesham — Chesham ↔ Chesham, Broadway Carousel Buses 4 weekday journeys first 09:15 · last 17:30
- 78 Clacton — Pier Avenue ↔ Victoria Place Central Connect 16 weekday journeys first 06:20 · last 21:15
- 78 Maidstone — Beverley Road Shops ↔ King Street Nu-Venture 2 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 12:00
78 bus in South West England
2 routes
- 78 Liskeard — Liskeard Rail Stn ↔ Launceston Go Cornwall Bus 13 weekday journeys first 07:25 · last 17:40
- 78 Winson — Winson Village Turn ↔ Cirencester The Forum Stagecoach West 2 weekday journeys first 09:05 · last 12:40
78 bus in East Midlands
2 routes
- 78 Nottingham — City Loop ↔ Strelley Nottingham City Transport 131 weekday journeys first 06:08 · last 22:44
- 78 Walgrave — Walgrave (via Broughton & Mawsley) ↔ Kettering CommMiniBus 2 weekday journeys first 09:30 · last 12:25
78 bus in West Midlands
3 routes
- 78 Birmingham — Sutton Coldfield ↔ Gracechurch Centre Walsall Community Transport 5 weekday journeys first 07:19 · last 17:55
- 78 Leamington Spa — Upper Parade ↔ Kineton Church Opp Stagecoach Midlands 10 weekday journeys first 10:06 · last 18:10
- 78 Nuneaton — Nuneaton Bus Station B3 ↔ Walsgrave University Hospital Stagecoach Midlands 11 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 19:15
78 bus in Yorkshire & the Humber
1 route
- 78 Hull — Hull Interchange ↔ Hedon East Yorkshire 9 weekday journeys first 06:57 · last 17:15
78 bus in North West England
3 routes
- 78 Great Eccleston — Great Eccleston ↔ St Annes Archway Travel 48 weekday journeys first 06:10 · last 20:00
- 78 Halewood — Halewood Shopping Centre ↔ Queen Square Bus Station Arriva North West 74 weekday journeys first 05:25 · last 19:36
- 78 Keswick — Keswick ↔ Seatoller Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire 76 weekday journeys first 08:10 · last 20:00
78 bus in North East England
1 route
- 78 Consett — Consett Bus Station 'Stand C' ↔ Sunderland Interchange 'Stand J' Go North East 93 weekday journeys first 05:45 · last 23:15
78 bus in Wales
2 routes
- 78 Merthyr Tydfil — Merthyr Bus St Arr ↔ Pontypridd Bus Station 4 Stagecoach South Wales 27 weekday journeys first 05:32 · last 18:45
- 78 Oswestry — Oswestry Owen's Travelmaster 2 weekday journeys first 10:00 · last 13:15
78 bus in Northern Ireland
1 route
- 78 Dungannon — Dungannon Bus Station ↔ Omagh Bus Station Ulsterbus 12 weekday journeys first 07:00 · last 18:15
Frequently asked questions
Why are there so many different 78 buses?
Route numbers in the UK are chosen locally — by the operator, or by the local transport authority that tenders the service — not from any national list. Nothing stops two towns hundreds of miles apart both running a 78, and 20 of them do. The 78 in Nottingham has no connection to the 78 in Brighton: different operator, different road, different timetable.
How do I find the right 78 bus timetable?
Find your part of the country in the list above and open the 78 that starts or finishes near you — each one links to its full timetable, every stop, a live map and its fares. If you know the stop you'll be waiting at, searching for the stop name instead gives you the next departures from that exact stop, which is more reliable than any timetable.
Is the 78 bus the same route in every town?
No. These are 20 unrelated services that happen to share a number, run by 19 different operators. Fares, timetables and accessibility differ on each one, so always open the specific 78 for your area.
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